Henry of Valois

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Henry of Valois, better known as Henry III of France, was a 16th-century French monarch who reigned as both King of Poland-Lithuania and later King of France, becoming the last king from the Valois dynasty.

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Henri de Valois 4
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Anjou
Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of France
King of Poland
human
member of the House of Valois
monarch
alsoKnownAs Henri III de France
Henry of Valois
surface form: Henri de Valois

Henry III of France
birthDate 1551-09-19
birthPlace Château de Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau, France
surface form: Fontainebleau

Kingdom of France
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis
causeOfDeath assassination
coronationDate as King of France: 1575-02-13
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1589-08-02
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Saint-Cloud
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
dynasty House of Valois
surface form: Valois dynasty
father Henry II of France
gender male
givenName Henry
killedBy Jacques Clément NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath homicide
marriageDate 1575-02-15
mother Catherine de’ Medici
surface form: Catherine de' Medici
nobleTitle Henri, Duke of Anjou
surface form: Duke of Anjou

Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of France
King of Poland
notableEvent French Wars of Religion
War of the Three Henrys
notableFor being the last King of France from the Valois dynasty
role in the French Wars of Religion
positionHeld Duke of Anjou
Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of France
King of Poland
predecessor Charles IX of France
reignEnd as King of France: 1589-08-02
as King of Poland-Lithuania: 1575-05-12
reignStart as King of France: 1574-05-30
as King of Poland-Lithuania: 1573-05-21
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of Valois
sibling Charles IX of France
Francis II of France
Margaret of Valois
spouse Louise of Lorraine
successor Henry IV of France

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Stephen Báthory predecessor Henry of Valois
Henri, Duke of Anjou birthName Henry of Valois
this entity surface form: Henri de Valois
Henri, Duke of Anjou alsoKnownAs Henry of Valois
Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême child Henry of Valois
this entity surface form: Henri de Valois
Henry III fullName Henry of Valois
subject surface form: Henry III of France
this entity surface form: Henri de Valois
Stefan Batory predecessor Henry of Valois
Henry of Valois alsoKnownAs Henry of Valois
this entity surface form: Henri de Valois
Henrician Articles namedAfter Henry of Valois